In the July 30, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service ("AMS") issued a final rule amending the general regulations for federal fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and marketing orders that would accentuate the applicability of U.S. antitrust laws to marketing order programs' domestic and foreign activities. This action advises marketing order board and committee members and personnel of the restrictions, limitations, and liabilities imposed by those laws. Final rule is effective July 31, 2015.
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